Academic Petitions 101

An Academic Petition is a request for an exception to an academic policy or a published deadline. Typically, Academic Petitions require action from the student's Advisor. In some cases approval is required by the Department Chair, and Associate Dean of the College. If the petition is regarding a particular course, the Instructor may also be required to review the petition.

Graduate Academic Petition Types

Petition Type Use this petition: Notes:
Catalog Term Update To update to the current catalog  
Concentration Add/Change To add, drop, or replace a concentration  
Course Overload To request an increase of maximum hours (>12) for a specific term  
Early Entry To declare the graduate courses taken while in early entry status, and identify those which will double count toward the undergraduate degree  
Grade Type Change To request Audit or Pass/Unsatisfactory grading for a course (standard grade courses are not eligible for Pass/Unsatisfactory) Deadline to submit this request is by midnight on the last day of the add/drop period for the term.
Late Add To request a late add into a course for which you were unable to register for while Add/Drop was open  
Late Withdrawal To request withdrawal from a course after the withdrawal deadline published in the Academic Calendar  
Late Withdrawal Due to Extenuating Circumstances To request withdrawal with extenuating circumstances (available to students for serious medical or crisis related reasons that impacted a student's ability to withdraw)  
Leave of Absence To request a leave of absence, not to exceed beyong one year  
Other - Course Related To request a course related exception not covered by any other petition type  
Other - Non Course Related To request a non-course related exception not covered by any other petition type  
Permit for GRAD 7800 (Full-Time Enrollment) To request permission to enroll in GRAD 7800 for a specified term  
Permit for GRAD 7999 (Graduate Residency) To request permission to enroll in GRAD 7999 for a specified term  
Permit for GRAD 9800 (Full-Time Enrollment) To request permission to enroll in GRAD 9800 for a specified term  
Permit for GRAD 9999 (Graduate Residency) To request permission to enroll in GRAD 9999 for a specified term  
Substitution - Course Requirement To request substitution of a course in as an exception to catalog degree requirements Example: MEGR 7090, Special Topics: Engineering Analysis I to substitute for MEGR 7174, Engineering Analysis I
Substitution - Program Requirement To request substitution of a course in a specific program requirement as an exception to catalog degree requirements Example: Non-MEGR course(s) in fallthrough; to substitute/slot course in Electives program requirement
Suspension Appeal To appeal graduate program suspension and request reinstatement Must be done within 30 days of notification of suspension by the Graduate School
Transfer of Credit - External To request transfer of courses taken at another university to UNC Charlotte

Requires:

  1. Official copy of transcript
  2. Course descriptions from the previous institution
  3. Course Map
Transfer of Credit - Internal To request transfer of courses taken at UNC Charlotte from one program to another No more than 6 credits taken in post-baccalaureate status may be transferred to a degree program.

 

How to submit an Academic Petition

Submitting an Academic Petition online via my.charlotte.edu:

Step 1: Log on my.charlotte.edu

Step 2:  Click on Banner Self Service

Step 3: Click on tab the reads Student Service/ Student Account

Step 4: Click on Student Records

Step 5: Locate and click on Academic Petition- Undergraduate or Graduate

Step 6: From the Drop-down Menu choose the Academic Petition type

Step 7: Provide requested details, justification and upload supporting documentation, if necessary

Step 8: Click submit and your petition will be forwarded to the approvers.

You can also use academicpetition.uncc.edu